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geometry intermediate
Problem
In rectangle , and . Points and lie on , points and lie on , points and lie on , and points and lie on so that and the convex octagon is equilateral. The length of a side of this octagon can be expressed in the form , where , , and are integers and is not divisible by the square of any prime. What is ?
(A)
(B)
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(D)
Solution
Let . Then . Now notice that since we have . Thus by the Pythagorean Theorem we have which becomes Our answer is . (Mudkipswims42)
Final answer
B